A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
THE BBQ GURU ahead in 100% of their meetings
THE BBQ GURU has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
HIDDEN FIRE
HIDDEN FIRE is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 29th of 59 at the Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival (2014). They are ranked #4674 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1469
peak 1469 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Apr 19, 2013
latest Aug 28, 2015 · 2.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 74%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.31
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 154.51 · weakest Brisket (146.83)
Road miles
284
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 123 mi
Schedule strength
13%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1519)
Master avg
603.08 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to HIDDEN FIRE, each with one reason worth a look.
140 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,690 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1505
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to HIDDEN FIRE)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team HIDDEN FIRE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,653 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
They've been 1501 at their best, 31 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,670 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,699 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
Level with HIDDEN FIRE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,680 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,695 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE BBQ GURU | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| APORKALYPSE NOW | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 4:20 Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8800 | 146.2972 | 154.51 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 137.0744 | 151.85 | top 60% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 139.9312 | 149.89 | top 69% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 135.9428 | 146.83 | top 66% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
By field size and state
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Holland Summer Fest | 3 | 46 | 0 | top 77% | Aug 28, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
PA
3 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
217
finished ahead 87 times, behind 281
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Aug 22, 2014 → Aug 28, 2015
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20151 milestone
- Most recent contest New Holland Summer Fest
20142 milestones
- Career-best overall score627.8400 Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)166.2628 New Holland Summer Fest
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival
- Peak power rating (1487) Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.6 | Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival | May 2, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.3 | Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival | Apr 19, 2013 |
| -8.5 | New Holland Summer Fest | Aug 23, 2013 |
| -8.4 | New Holland Summer Fest | Aug 28, 2015 |
| -3 | New Holland Summer Fest | Aug 22, 2014 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 83.4% | 83.4% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 57% | 87.2% | 86.5% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 82.5% | 81.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2015 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 59 / 70 (600.3888) | 31 (161.1316) | 63 (144.5144) | 33 (158.8000) | 65 (135.9428) |
| Aug 22, 2014 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 46 / 70 (617.6228) | 62 (146.2972) | 13 (166.2628) | 66 (145.0628) | 19 (160) |
| May 2, 2014 | Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival Annapolis, MD | 29 / 59 (627.8400) | 42 (153.6568) | 23 (160.5488) | 11 (165.6800) | 41 (147.9544) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 57 / 71 (594.1140) | 20 (162.8800) | 67 (137.0744) | 66 (139.9312) | 39 (154.2284) |
| Apr 19, 2013 | Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival Salisbury, MD | 97 / 106 (575.4278) | 89 (148.5712) | 62 (150.8572) | 96 (139.9996) | 91 (135.9998) |